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Suvendu, Mamata spar over Annapurna Bhandar benefits in West Bengal

Mamata Banerjee said that before elections BJP did not speak about benifits being given to eligible beneficiaries

25 Aug 2026 2:16 am
As many as 23,000 certificates issued under CAA, 2.3 lakh applications made says WB CM

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said that about 2.07 lakh applications are pending with the State government

25 Aug 2026 2:00 am
West Bengal Minister rebukes homeless woman for heating milk on Kolkata footpath, sparks outrage

Trinamool Congress chairperson and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee offers to take responsibility for the homeless family and their child

24 Aug 2026 9:03 pm
TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves Supreme Court alleging eviction from Nadia Circuit House in Bengal

The lawyer sought an urgent hearing of Ms. Moitras writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution to protect her fundamental rights against State action; the court said it would look into her plea for early listing

24 Aug 2026 12:37 pm
Doctors achieve new feat in cancer treatment with cord transplant and Car T-cell therapy

Doctors at Narayana Health have reported two medical breakthroughs: a seven-year-old thalassaemia patient is now transfusion-free after a Haplo-cord transplant, while a 62-year-old brain cancer patient responded to dual-target CAR-T cell therapy

23 Aug 2026 3:15 pm
Rajnath Singh lays foundation for five expansion projects of GRSE, Yantra India in Bengal

The Defence Minister said foundation was laid for five projects worth nearly 3,500 crore in West Bengal

23 Aug 2026 2:11 pm
One person injured in clash between rival groups of BJP workers

Local BJP leader Arun Biswal alleged that no permission from the party leadership was taken to organise the feast; he also alleged that local fish and mutton traders were subjected to extortion for the feast.

23 Aug 2026 12:00 pm
Jadavpur University files police complaints over campus violence

One of the complaints was lodged over a crowd's entry to the campus at midnight, the attempt to damage the main gate, setting on fire festoons and locking some students inside one of the buildings

21 Aug 2026 4:09 pm
Trial by fire: On fire accidents in West Bengal | The Hindu Editorial

West Bengal should rebuild its crumbling, hazardous infrastructure

21 Aug 2026 2:17 pm
Trial by fire: On fire accidents in West Bengal

West Bengal should rebuild its crumbling, hazardous infrastructure

21 Aug 2026 1:12 am
Massive Kolkata hotel fire kills 9, several injured

The blaze erupted around 2 a.m.; at least 15 others were rescued from the hotel

19 Aug 2026 8:35 am
Pressers, meetings cancelled in Kolkata due to BJP pressure: CJP

You cannot stop the cockroaches in this way. The more they try to prevent us, the more youth will come forward, says co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka

19 Aug 2026 4:06 am
Allocation for womens cash transfer scheme to be raised to 48,000 crore: West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari said the initial budgetary allocation of 36,000 crore would not be sufficient for the cash transfer scheme given the growing number of beneficiaries

18 Aug 2026 7:31 pm
Incessant rain pours misery on Kolkata, adjoining areas; waterlogging, traffic snarls disrupt life

Owing to incessant rain since August 16, many thoroughfares in Kolkata and its adjoining Salt Lake and Howrah got waterlogged.

17 Aug 2026 12:54 pm
Asish Banerjee, former Bengal Minister and Trinamool leader, found dead in party office

A note was found claiming he was not involved in corruption and that attempts were being made to malign him; his body has been sent for autopsy

16 Aug 2026 11:06 am
IIT-Kharagpur student dies after falling from campus building

This is the third such death involving engineering students at the institute this year

14 Aug 2026 9:41 pm
Bengal government withdraws Banga Bibhusan to BJP MP Nagendra Roy

Nagendra Roy was conferred the award in February this year by the Trinamool Congress government.A leader from Cooch Behar was nominated to the Upper House from West Bengal in July 2023 as a candidate backed by the BJP.

14 Aug 2026 3:16 am
Contribution of Syama Prasad to be included in school textbooks from next year: Adhikari

After the BJP came to power in West Bengal, the new government is going an extra mile to build statues and memorial in the name of Syama Prasad Mookerjee

14 Aug 2026 3:12 am
Nurse found dead in N.R.S. Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata; probe ordered

Post-mortem is being conducted; police yet to determine if this was a case of death by suicide or there was any foul play involved

13 Aug 2026 1:49 pm
Kolkatas Joka-Esplanade Metro completes final tunnel breakthrough at Victoria

TBM Divya completes the second tunnel on the Khidderpore-Victoria stretch, paving the way for further work on the delayed Purple Line

13 Aug 2026 10:30 am
Saffron to white to saffron again: No end to controversy over painting of Kolkatas Academy of Fine Arts

BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya said that action will be taken against the ones who did it as politics of colour is not part of BJPs agenda.

13 Aug 2026 4:42 am
Bengal CM directs police to arrest those making derogatory remarks against Netaji

Nagendra Roy alias Ananta Maharaj, a leader from Cooch Behar and nominated to the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal in July 2023 as a candidate backed by the BJP, made derogatory remarks against Netaji

13 Aug 2026 3:02 am
IndiGo flight from Kolkata makes emergency landing at Chennai airport

The left engine of the aircraft was inoperative, due to which a full emergency was declared, the AAI said

12 Aug 2026 3:28 pm
Calcutta High Court says custodial interrogation of Abhishek Banerjee not required in cases registered against him after May 4

During the hearing, the court asked the State whether any FIR has been lodged against Abhishek Banerjee before May 4 and additional solicitor general S.V. Raju confirmed the court that there were no cases before that

12 Aug 2026 3:23 am
Mamata Banerjee protests deeply hurtful remarks against Netaji by BJP MP

Slogans are also raised against the TMC chairperson at Shyambazar, where she participated in the protest; this is the second time the former West Bengal CM has been called a thief at her public events

11 Aug 2026 11:53 pm
Fresh probe into hurried cremation of R.G. Kar victim after CMs intervention

The new case includes allegations of criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence

11 Aug 2026 11:27 pm
WB CM admits police negligence in custodial death, announces compensation for family

Birju Keot, a Trinamool Congress worker, died in police custody on August 8, and his family has alleged that police tortured him to death.

10 Aug 2026 10:59 pm
Calcutta High Court tells police to give former TMC MLA Asit Majumder list of pending cases, if any

Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya directed the Commissioner of Chandannagar Police Commissionerate to provide him a list of criminal prosecutions, if any, pending against him

10 Aug 2026 4:27 pm
Abhisheks aide appears before CID for second consecutive day for questioning in land fraud case

Sumit Roy had remained untraced for weeks before appearing at the CID headquarters on August 8 for questioning on an order of the Supreme Court.

9 Aug 2026 1:49 pm
Bengal Government hospitals observe two-minute silence in memory of R.G. Kar rape-murder victim doctor

The West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front, which led extensive protests following the discovery of the post-graduate trainee doctor's body on August 9, 2024, held a clinic for underprivileged people at Chitpur in north Kolkata

9 Aug 2026 12:20 pm
Jadavpur University ragging death: after 3 years of court dates and police station visits, father still awaits justice

While 12 accusedremainin custody, the victims father asks why others named in the universitys internal probe have not faced prosecution

8 Aug 2026 12:32 am
Three NCPI MPs from Bengal meet Amit Shah as uncertainty prevails over their stance

The Muslim MPs Khalilur Rahaman, Yusuf Pathan and Abu Taher Khan said they raised the issue of SIR deletions and restrictions on the use of loudspeakers in mosques with the Home Minister

7 Aug 2026 11:02 am
Emami Agrotech enters Indias ready-to-eat snacks market with WeMe launch

The Kolkata-based company plans to invest 750 crore in the venture and targets 1,000 crore in revenue over the next five to seven years

7 Aug 2026 10:47 am
Bengal CM renames housing scheme, gives aid to 10 lakh beneficiaries

The scheme for housing for the rural poor was lying in limbo for the past few years during the previous Trinamool Congress government

7 Aug 2026 10:30 am